102 STAT. 3116

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4,1988

Grants.
Contracts.
Appropriation
authorization.
Reports.

"(J) carry out studies and demonstration projects for the
purpose of improving procedures for organ procurement and
allocation/'.
(b) consideration op critical comments.—Section 372 (42 U.S.C.
274) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
"(c) The Secretary shall establish procedures for—
"(1) receiving from interested persons critical comments relat-
ing to the manner in which the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network is carrying out the duties of the
Network under subsection (b); and
"(2) the consideration by the Secretary of such critical com-
ments.".
SEC. 404. REQUIREMENT    OF    ESTABLISHMENT    OF    BONE    MARROW
REGISTRY.
(a)	in general.—Section 373 (42 U.S.C 274a) is amended—
 (1)	by inserting "(a)" after the section designation; arid
 (2)	by adding at the end the following new subsection:
"(bXD Not later than October 1, 1988, the Secretary shall, by
grant or contract, establish a registry of voluntary bone marrow
donors.
"(2) For the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are
authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1989 and
$1,600,000 for fiscal year 1990.".
(b)	conforming amendment.—Section 373 (42 U.S.C. 274a) is
amended in the title by inserting "and bone marrow registry"
after "registry".
SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION.
Section 375 (42 U.S.C. 274c) is amended—
 (1)	in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "1985,
1986,1987, and 1988," and inserting "1985 through 1990,"; and
 (2)	in paragraph (4), by striking "one year" and all that
follows through "annual report" and inserting the following:
"not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990,
submit to the Congress a report".
SEC. 406. REPORT.
Section 376 (42 U.S.C. 274d) is amended by striking "shall
annually" and inserting the following: "shall, not later than
October 1 of each year,".
SEC. 407. FETAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
Section 301(cXD of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C.
274e(cXD) is amended to read as follows:
"(1) The term 'human organ' means the human (including
fetal) kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, cornea,
eye, bone, and skin or any subpart thereof and any other human
organ (or any subpart thereof, including that derived from a
fetus) specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
by regulation.".
SEC. 408. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) in general.—Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300w et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new part: